During World War II the F4U Corsair in various versions proved to be the superior naval aircraft in over 64,000 missions, which was just what the US Navy had hoped for in its tender specification. With a loss rate of 11.3 : 1 (only 189 were lost) the Corsair had the best record of all the fighters in the Second World War. In the fifties when A ronavale, the French Naval Air Force, were looking for a carrier-borne fighter, they decided in favour of the Corsair. They selected the best features from the versions already built and had a "French" Corsair built by Chance Vought under the designation F4U-7. The first aircraft of this series flew on 2nd July 1952 and the last rolled off the production line in December 1952. In missions in Indochina (Vietnam) until the fall of Dien Bien Phu on 7th May 1954, the Corsair proved to be the backbone of the navy fighters. Only two years later the French Corsairs were again in combat, this time against Egypt to secure access to the Suez Canal. In the Algerian War, in addition to the F4U-7, a number of AU-1 Corsairs were used. It was not until the end of 1964 that the remaining F4U-7 Corsairs were retired from service.
Model-details: - Fine surface details with flush metal joints - Detailed cockpit with instrument panel - Imitation engine - Separate flaps on wings - Detailed landing gear - Movable propeller - Pylons for external loads - 10 rockets, 2 auxiliary tanks, 2 bombs - Decals for 2 French Navy versions
Stockton Models Limited trading as Stockton Modeller.Registered office: 10 Silver Street, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1SX Company Number: 5799543 : Company is registered in England and Wales.
